Preventing Partner Violence: Research and Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies
This book offers data-based analyses from leaders in violence prevention with a strong scientific perspective. The contributors examine a range of violent behaviors that occur in our culture, including child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, and suicide. Because evidence shows that a cycle of violence seems to begin with child maltreatment-which includes not only child physical and sexual abuse but also neglect-the contributors examine the possibility of connecting the...
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This book offers data-based analyses from leaders in violence prevention with a strong scientific perspective. The contributors examine a range of violent behaviors that occur in our culture, including child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, and suicide. Because evidence shows that a cycle of violence seems to begin with child maltreatment-which includes not only child physical and sexual abuse but also neglect-the contributors examine the possibility of connecting the disparate intervention areas in both research and practice. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Michael S. Goldsby, PhD(Zeno Corporation)Description:The editors of this book bring a wealth of personal experience in conducting prevention research in the areas of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence and through the publication of numerous books, hundreds of professional articles, and chapters and papers on partner violence and prevention strategies. The book draws from their experience as well as from the experience of renowned experts and researchers in the field. The editors have masterfully compiled 12 chapters in which the latest research findings in partner violence are reviewed by an impressive collection of experts. It offers a plethora of references in each chapter and is well suited as a go-to book for those who are interested in furthering the research effort in this field, or for those who wish to acquire the most comprehensive information on the subject.Purpose:The purpose is to present a compilation of the most current research findings and evidence-based intervention strategies obtained from the study of aggression and violence among intimate partners. It is the editors' hope that this book will inform and provoke readers to understand and ultimately stop the tragedy of intimate partner violence.Audience:The book will be most beneficial for researchers who are interested in empirical, evidence-based outcomes and intervention strategies derived from studies on intimate partner violence. A broader audience might include professionals in the fields of social work and psychology, as well as those in criminal justice, victim's rights advocates, and elected officials who influence public policy.Features:Through the writings of expert authors, researchers and practitioners, each chapter features the most comprehensive, significant growing body of research on intimate partner violence offered to date. The 12 chapters cover important topics such as risk factors, health effects, interventions and prevention, criminal justice, and the prevalence and incidence of intimate partner violence. Part I examines basic questions about intimate partner violence. How common is it? Who perpetrates it? What can explain it? What are the risk factors? Five chapters in Part II deal with prevention and intervention issues. The editors conclude in Part III of the book that, although there has been a great deal of research conducted in this area, there is much more work to be done and hopefully this book will serve not only as a reference for the most current empirical information on partner violence, but also as a catalyst for future research efforts.Assessment:The study of intimate partner violence has experienced a progression of important and meaningful research studies over the past 30 years, from which practitioners have implemented new and efficacious intervention and prevention strategies. This all-inclusive book builds on this research history and offers the most current research and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies to date. No other book in this field offers the authoritative state-of-the-art, editorial expertise of leading authors and research professionals that present the most current and pertinent information on an array of topics associated with partner violence. This timely, definitive book is a must-have for anyone wanting the absolute latest research-based information and is sure to be a valuable resource for advancing research, public policy, and clinical practice in the field of intimate partner violence.
Contributors viiChapter 1 Introduction Daniel J. Whitaker John R. Lutzker 3I Foundations 15Chapter 2 Definitions, Surveillance Systems, and the Prevalence and Incidence of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Sherry Lipsky Raul Caetano 17Chapter 3 Theoretical Approaches to the Etiology of Partner Violence Erica M. Woodin K. Daniel O'Leary 41Chapter 4 Risk Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Sandra M. Stith Catherine L. McMonigle 67Chapter 5 The Association Between Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: A Common Conceptual Framework Deborah M. Capaldi Hyoun K. Kim Katherine C. Pears 93Chapter 6 Health Effects of Partner Violence: Aiming Toward Prevention Jacquelyn C. Campbell Marguerite L. Baty Kathryn Laughon Anne Woods 113II Prevention and Intervention 139Chapter 7 Primary Prevention of Adolescent Dating Abuse Perpetration: When to Begin, Whom to Target, and How to Do It Vangie A. Foshee Heathe Luz McNaughton Reyes 141Chapter 8 Advancing Interventions for Perpetrators of Physical Partner Violence: Batterer Intervention Programs and Beyond Daniel J. Whitaker Phyllis Holditch Niolon 169Chapter 9 Expanding Our Vision: Using a Human Rights Framework to Strengthen Our Service Response to Female Victims of Male Intimate Partner Violence Nancy Glass Chiquita Rollins Tina Bloom 193Chapter 10 Criminal Justice Responses to Partner Violence: History, Evaluation, and Lessons Learned N. Zoe Hilton Grant T. Harris 219Chapter 11 Gender Symmetry in Partner Violence: Evidence and Implications for Prevention and Treatment Murray A. Straus 245III Conclusion 273Chapter 12 Future Directions in PreventingPartner Violence Daniel J. Whitaker John R. Lutzker 275Index 289About the Editors 299
\ Reviewer: Michael S. Goldsby, PhD, CCRP(Family Psychiatry of The Woodlands)\ Description: The editors of this book bring a wealth of personal experience in conducting prevention research in the areas of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence and through the publication of numerous books, hundreds of professional articles, and chapters and papers on partner violence and prevention strategies. The book draws from their experience as well as from the experience of renowned experts and researchers in the field. The editors have masterfully compiled 12 chapters in which the latest research findings in partner violence are reviewed by an impressive collection of experts. It offers a plethora of references in each chapter and is well suited as a go-to book for those who are interested in furthering the research effort in this field, or for those who wish to acquire the most comprehensive information on the subject.\ Purpose: The purpose is to present a compilation of the most current research findings and evidence-based intervention strategies obtained from the study of aggression and violence among intimate partners. It is the editors' hope that this book will inform and provoke readers to understand and ultimately stop the tragedy of intimate partner violence.\ Audience: The book will be most beneficial for researchers who are interested in empirical, evidence-based outcomes and intervention strategies derived from studies on intimate partner violence. A broader audience might include professionals in the fields of social work and psychology, as well as those in criminal justice, victim's rights advocates, and elected officials who influence public policy.\ Features: Through the writings of expert authors, researchers and practitioners, each chapter features the most comprehensive, significant growing body of research on intimate partner violence offered to date. The 12 chapters cover important topics such as risk factors, health effects, interventions and prevention, criminal justice, and the prevalence and incidence of intimate partner violence. Part I examines basic questions about intimate partner violence. How common is it? Who perpetrates it? What can explain it? What are the risk factors? Five chapters in Part II deal with prevention and intervention issues. The editors conclude in Part III of the book that, although there has been a great deal of research conducted in this area, there is much more work to be done and hopefully this book will serve not only as a reference for the most current empirical information on partner violence, but also as a catalyst for future research efforts.\ Assessment: The study of intimate partner violence has experienced a progression of important and meaningful research studies over the past 30 years, from which practitioners have implemented new and efficacious intervention and prevention strategies. This all-inclusive book builds on this research history and offers the most current research and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies to date. No other book in this field offers the authoritative state-of-the-art, editorial expertise of leading authors and research professionals that present the most current and pertinent information on an array of topics associated with partner violence. This timely, definitive book is a must-have for anyone wanting the absolute latest research-based information and is sure to be a valuable resource for advancing research, public policy, and clinical practice in the field of intimate partner violence.\ \
